Photo: Maria Romero My favorite song at the moment, hip-hop or otherwise, is “Reach for the Stars,” by 3 the Hardway. Everything about the track, from the hook — which is built around a sample of “I Just Wanna Be the One in Your Life,” a cover by the Manhattans…
Huzzah! It’s about freaking time that DJ Vajra got his due. To the left of you is a Serato Scratch ad from this month’s BPM magazine, page 38, to be specific. Look closely to the bottom row (second from left), and right there is DJ Vajra’s (aka Chris Karns) mug…
Another two hours of playing the best hand-picked local music is in the books. Andy and I got all sorts of chatty last night — I mean, more than usual; seriously we were like a gaggle of grandmas chopping it up in a sewing circle — which meant that we…
Photo: Don Cudney Still don’t know if Mama will ever perform live, but we’ve finally gotten a release date for its recorded debut. Bayoutopia, the album containing the songs that we’ve been raving about endlessly since last November when we first heard the demos, is slated for release on Tuesday,…
Considering the frequent hosannas tossed in the direction of old-school, hand-drawn fliers, it should come as no surprise that the flier this week that flipped our wigs was one that we stumbled across from Minor Authority touting a gig at the Gothic this past August. The primitive lettering and pencil…
This week’s Beatdown deals with the whole idea of talking during shows, as it seems like a fairly frequent occurrence regardless of who’s performing. I offered up a few viable theories as to why it happens and asserted that, for the most part, I sincerely don’t believe that anyone truly…
This week’s Beatdown deals with the whole idea of talking during shows, as it seems like a fairly frequent occurrence regardless of who’s performing. I offered up a few viable theories as to why it happens and asserted that, for the most part, I sincerely don’t believe that anyone truly…
This week’s Beatdown deals with the whole idea of talking during shows, as it seems like a fairly frequent occurrence regardless of who’s performing. I offered up a few viable theories as to why it happens and asserted that, for the most part, I sincerely don’t believe that anyone truly…
This week’s Beatdown deals with the whole idea of talking during shows, as it seems like a fairly frequent occurrence regardless of who’s performing. I offered up a few viable theories as to why it happens and asserted that, for the most part, I sincerely don’t believe that anyone truly…
Lately, I’ve been thinking about all the talking that takes place during shows. I first broached the subject a few years back after seeing Ian Cooke at the hi-dive; in that column, I wondered why folks would take considerable effort to see local bands they clearly care about (I mean,…
Photo: Summit Sudios Found yet another batch of videos of a band hard at work in the studio. These feature Rough Draft, an up-and-coming, unabashed Christian rock act from Fort Collins that spends the bulk of its time on the road. Coming off winning the band competition at the Gospel…
Photo: Gary IsaacsBefore heading off across the pond for a sizable nineteen-day jaunt through Europe in April, Slim Cessna’s Auto Club will be crisscrossing Colorado in the company of the Reverend Horton Heat. Kicking things off at the Ogden Theatre this Friday night alongside Reno Divorce, the band will accompany…
In a coincidence they perhaps hadn’t anticipated when they chose their moniker, the members of Honor the Fallen, a young Broomfield-based act, has issued word that guitarist Dylan Neise (pictured left, center) is departing the band. As an, ahem, honorable gesture, the band delivered the news to fans in a…
Overcasters, the promising new outfit led by Kurt Ottaway, just returned from a pair of shows on the East Coast with the Fluid. While the shows were awesome, from the sounds of it, the band was fortunate to have made it there in one piece. As the band was passing…
This week’s Beatdown deals with the whole idea of talking during shows, as it seems like a fairly frequent occurrence regardless of who’s performing. I offered up a few viable theories as to why it happens and asserted that, for the most part, I sincerely don’t believe that anyone truly…
Earlier today, we mentioned Dave Beegle in the news about Trace Bundy getting recognition in Acoustic Magazine. Next thing we know, Beegle’s brother and his most faithful, ardent and tireless champion, Morris, the owner of Hapi Skratch Entertainment, posted a vintage video of Dave shredding with Fourth Estate at the…
Photo: Steven Wallace This is shaping up to be a stellar year for hard rock and metal in Denver. As we write this, another promising act is in the process of recording a debut full-length. And in what has almost become customary at this point in this here digital age,…
Damn you, Eric Shively! Thanks for bringing rain clouds to an otherwise peaceful Tuesday evening. Was just now getting ready to crack a cold one and call it a day, when a message from Senõr Shively popped in my e-mail box. I’ll tell you what, leave it to that guy…
Here’s a new variation on the In Rainbows paradigm that actually seems quite viable. Regular blog readers have probably already heard all about this, if they caught Eryc Eyl’s 1090 Club blog item back in December, but if not, check this out; it’s pretty cool: There’s this digital music distributor…
While there’s a plethora of gifted guitarists in Denver, there’s only a handful that enter the realm of extraordinary, virtuosos who are widely regarded amongst critics, their peers and by fans. It’s a short list filled in by folks like Dave Beegle, Robert Eldridge and Neil Haverstick, among others. You…
Just announced seconds ago: Springsteen at the Pepsi Center on Friday, April 10. Together with his ace co-horts, the E-Street Band, the Boss will be stopping by Denver as part of an extensive American and European tour in support of his new album, Working On a Dream, which arrived in…
Hold off sending any floral arrangements to the funeral home. It appears that news of Spools of Dark Thread’s demise may have been a bit premature. Two of the remaining members (the drummer and a guitarist?) are committed to finding new players — specifically, a new frontman to replace Chris…
